Importance of a Constitution
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How does a constitution limit the accumulation of power by one person?

  • By making it easier for those in power to change the rules
  • By allowing one person to accumulate as much power as they want
  • By rotating power regularly and preventing one person from staying in power too long (correct)
  • By creating additional laws to limit power

What role does a constitution play in relation to national unity and identity?

  • It encourages division among the people
  • It has no role in reflecting the identity of the nation
  • It seeks to embody national unity and declare the identity of the nation and its people (correct)
  • It empowers a single individual to define national identity

What is the primary function of a constitution in relation to government?

  • Defining and regulating the powers of the government (correct)
  • Ensuring the government can easily change laws
  • Allowing the government to accumulate unlimited power
  • Empowering the people to make laws

In what way does a constitution limit the duration of a person's stay in power?

<p>By ensuring power is rotated and preventing one person from staying in power too long (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributes to political outcomes such as election results?

<p>The existing political environment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a commonality across different political events?

<p>The interaction of rules, realities, and choices (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should one focus on when seeking to understand a political event?

<p>The most important rules and existing realities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Aristotle mean when he referred to humans as 'political animals'?

<p>Humans can only reach their highest potential through engaging in politics. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way did the Greek philosopher Aristotle view politics?

<p>As a fundamental aspect of the human condition and the key to realizing human potential. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did political scientist Harold Lasswell define politics?

<p>The process of making decisions that affect people collectively. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the broadest view of politics adopted in the text?

<p>Politics exists wherever people interact to make decisions affecting them collectively. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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